Effect of hormone replacement therapy on age-related increase in carotid artery intima-media thickness in postmenopausal women

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 81-88

  Tremollieres, Florence A ^a   Cigagna, Fabienne ^a   Alquier, Cathy ^a   Cauneille, Colette ^a   Pouilles, Jean Michel ^a   Ribot, Claude ^a  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

B mode ultrasound; Hormone replacement therapy; Intima media thickness; Menopause

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGE; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; B SCAN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FEMALE; GEL; HEART PROTECTION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THICKNESS;

AGED; AGING; CAROTID ARTERIES; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPIDS; MIDDLE AGE; POSTMENOPAUSE; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 0033781590     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9150(00)00372-5     Document Type: Article

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